“Pedestal? We’re talkin’ friggin’ skyscrapers here!”

Justin’s rating: Snarf! Snarf!

Justin’s review: In this lighthearted and probably forgettable romcom, Jonathan Silverman plays Lenny, your basic sweet single nice guy who continually gets his heart ripped out by women. Dan Cortese is Joey, a hunk who (described by Lenny) is out to womanize the planet. In a great little joke, Joey has five girlfriends named Cindy as just a part of his harem (Cindy One through Cindy Five). For no good reason other than it’s movie serendipity, these two guys are best friends. Their only common interest, as far as I can tell, is to try to solve the mysteries of woman, drinking coffee, and playing golf.

One day, Lenny falls head over heels in love with a short redhead and is convinced “this is the one” for him, but he’s terrified of messing up and asks Joey to be his love muse. In response, Joey forces Lenny to play hookey from work and sneak into the woman’s bedroom at night. Nothing like breaking the law and your love’s trust all in one go, am I right? Anyway,, copyrighted Wacky Hijinks ensue, and Joey is naturally the butt of all the jokes.

True story: I used to work at video stores in college and would get free posters that nobody else wanted. So I actually hung the poster to At First Sight in my college freshman dorm room, cause I liked the tagline “Love is like gravity, it attracts, it pulls, it sucks.” Wasn’t that a great anecdote? Oh. Well. Who needs you anyway?

At First Sight plays both as a male buddy comedy and a romance comedy, blending the two together to overcome the inherent weaknesses of the plot. It’s nothing substantial yet it’s just funny and likable enough to work as a “well there’s nothing else on” watch. I also appreciated that neither of the two male leads are complete jerks (although Joey does come close), which makes it just that much more easy to enjoy.

It’s an odd little flick with wonderfully funny dialog between the two male mentalities (Casanova and nice guy) and is at least slightly unique just for the ending (which I won’t spoil, but I’ve never seen anything like it in a romance flick). It’s guys figuring out women — what more could you want?